How to convert map to url query string?

Question

Do you know of any utility class/library, that can convert Map into URL-friendly query string?

Example:

I have a map:

\"param1\"=12,
\"param2         


        

Answer 1

To improve a little bit upon @eclipse's answer: In Javaland a request parameter map is usually represented as a Map, a Map> or possibly some kind of MultiValueMap which is sort of the same thing. In any case: a parameter can usually have multiple values. A Java 8 solution would therefore be something along these lines:

public String getQueryString(HttpServletRequest request, String encoding) {
    Map parameters = request.getParameterMap();

    return parameters.entrySet().stream()
            .flatMap(entry -> encodeMultiParameter(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), encoding))
            .reduce((param1, param2) -> param1 + "&" + param2)
            .orElse("");
}

private Stream encodeMultiParameter(String key, String[] values, String encoding) {
    return Stream.of(values).map(value -> encodeSingleParameter(key, value, encoding));
}

private String encodeSingleParameter(String key, String value, String encoding) {
    return urlEncode(key, encoding) + "=" + urlEncode(value, encoding);
}

private String urlEncode(String value, String encoding) {
    try {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, encoding);
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot url encode " + value, e);
    }
}